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Esteemed McBee Families, 

I hope you are having a calm Spring Break, considering the events that are currently happening in our world. Please, make sure you are staying at home for the most part, and that you are staying informed and calmed, so that we can keep our children, and ourselves safe and secure. I participated in a conference call with the district leadership and our Superintendent, Dr. Cruz, and would like to share with you the latest information from our district.  

Due to the City of Austin latest ordinance that prohibits gathering of groups of 10 or more, the district has cancelled classes from March 23 to April 3rd. As of today, students are scheduled to resume classes on Monday, April 6th, 2020. This date can be extended in the near future and we will communicate that to you, if it occurs.

The Governor waived state law and requested a waiver from the United States Department of Education (USDE) for all testing requirements for this year. STAAR will not be administered by Texas Education Agency (TEA) this year. We will receive guidance from TEA for grade level promotion and other issues related to this assessment decision (e.g. graduating seniors this year, and in future years). TEA will also be extending the TELPAS window for testing and processing. The TEA communicated to expect more flexibility on TELPAS as it continues to review the situation. 

The district is working on a form of distance learning and will let us know what will that look like for our students soon.  

Refer to the Texas Education Agency and the Austin ISD websites for more information and resources. 

Actively look at your email for messages from me or from Austin ISD. 

The district will be providing meals for students at several sites. For our community, the closest site will be Cook ES. Another 54 distribution sites around the city will also be available.

I hope you find this message useful. Please, know that the McBee staff and I are thinking about all of our families and sincerely hope to be able to hug our bumblebees and you soon, and to have them fill our classrooms once again. 

Kind regards, Yvette Celorio-Reyes 

Estimadas familias de McBee, 

Espero que estén teniendo unas vacaciones de primavera tranquilas, considerando los eventos que están ocurriendo actualmente en nuestro mundo. Por favor, asegúrese de que se quede en casa en su mayor parte, y de que se mantenga informado y tranquilo, para que podamos mantener a nuestros hijos y a nosotros mismos a salvo y seguros. He participado en una conferencia telefónica con el equipo administrativo y el Superintendente, Dr. Cruz, y deseo transmitirle la información más reciente de nuestro distrito. 

Debido a la última ordenanza de la Ciudad de Austin que prohíbe la reunión de grupos de 10 o más, el distrito ha cancelado la escuela hasta el 3 de abril. Esta fecha se puede extender en un futuro cercano. Lo mantendremos informado de cualquier cambio. A partir de ahora, el primer día de regreso será el 6 de abril.